Some Sacrmento city council members may have to compete under new redistricting maps. Two groups push for one downtown-midtown district. A UC Davis geologist is looking for microbes on Mars. Sierra storytelling Festival speakers tell their stories.

Midtown-Downtown Redistricting All the
redistricting maps submitted by a citizens advisory committe call
for combining downtown and midtown Sacramento into one
district. We'll speak with Wendy Hoyt, a representative of
the Downtown Sacramento Partnership, and Rosanna Herber, Chair of
the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Redistricting
Committee. Both of these groups are fighting to combine
downtown and midtown into one district.

Microbes on Mars UC Davis geologist Dawn Sumner will be speaking at a NASA press
conference in Washington DC this Friday about the landing site for
the next Mars rover. The upcoming rover mission will be
examining whether the environmental conditions on Mars are
favorable for supporting microbes, one of the most basic forms of
life. The rover is expected to launch this November and land
on Mars in August 2012. The last time Sumner spoke with
"Insight" she was on her way to Antarctica.

Sierra Storytelling Festival The 26th Annual Sierra Storytelling
Festival kicks off in Nevada City this Friday. We'll speak with
two storytellers. Farrell Cunningham is the youngest speaker of
the Maidu language and has stories of his grand-parents and
ancestors he's translated into English. He is also a painter and
writer, has studied anthropology, and currently teaches Maidu around Nevada City. Sarah Saulter tells stories about people
who--through choice or chance-turn their backs on safety, and step
into the unknown. A professional storyteller for over twenty years,
she has performed at the National Storytelling Festival and hopes
that when you hear her tales, the adventurer in you will
awaken.